Health Care Delivery System | QUIZ Flashcards
A nurse is explaining the Health Care Delivery System to a group of nursing students. Which statement best defines the system?
A. A network of hospitals providing health care to the public.
B. A sum of all agencies, personnel, and services directed to provide health care to the population.
C. A collaboration between doctors and nurses to treat patients.
D. A government-run system that provides free health services to all citizens.
Answer: B. A sum of all agencies, personnel, and services directed to provide health care to the population.
The nurse is teaching a new graduate nurse about the 6 building blocks of a health system. Which of the following is NOT one of the six building blocks?
A. Service delivery
B. Financing
C. Community outreach programs
D. Leadership and governance
Answer: C. Community outreach programs
Which statement best describes the role of the Department of Health (DOH) in the Philippine health care system?
A. It is responsible for licensing health professionals such as nurses and doctors.
B. It sets policies, gives directions, and implements national health programs.
C. It only provides financial support to local health units.
D. It operates independently from the government.
Answer: B. It sets policies, gives directions, and implements national health programs.
A nursing student is reviewing the roles of the Department of Health (DOH). Which of the following is NOT a role of the DOH?
A. Leadership in health
B. Enabler and capacity builder
C. Administrator of specific services
D. Licensing professional nurses
D. Licensing professional nurses
A nurse is caring for a patient in a health center. Which level of the Health Care Delivery System is this?
A. Primary
B. Secondary
C. Tertiary
D. Quaternary
Answer: A. Primary
Which of the following health personnel is considered a primary health care worker?
A. Medical technologist
B. Dentist
C. Public health midwife
D. Nutritionist
C. Public health midwife
The nurse understands that under the Local Government Code (RA 7160), the responsibility for primary and secondary health care services has been transferred to:
A. The World Health Organization (WHO)
B. The National Government
C. Local Government Units (LGUs)
D. Private Hospitals
C. Local Government Units (LGUs)
What is the purpose of decentralization in the Philippine health care system?
A. To transfer all health care responsibilities to the national government.
B. To ensure better access to governance, decision-making, and services.
C. To eliminate the role of the Department of Health (DOH).
D. To privatize all health facilities.
B. To ensure better access to governance, decision-making, and services.
A nurse is discussing Universal Health Care (UHC) with a patient. Which of the following is a key goal of UHC?
A. Limiting health care access to employed individuals.
B. Full implementation of health coverage for all, especially the poor.
C. Privatization of all health care services.
D. Reducing the number of health care workers to cut costs.
B. Full implementation of health coverage for all, especially the poor.
The nurse is educating a patient about the two-way referral system. Which statement best describes this system?
A. Patients must always be referred to a tertiary hospital for treatment.
B. Facilities at the primary level can refer to secondary or tertiary levels and vice versa.
C. Government hospitals cannot refer patients to private facilities.
D. Patients are only allowed to receive care within their assigned district.
B. Facilities at the primary level can refer to secondary or tertiary levels and vice versa.
